Examiner Rudolph E. Sloup Jr. Iv Ph.D
Grant ratio: 0.0%. Most common rejection type: §103.
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Last office action in data: July 2026
Examiner record
- Examiner ID
- 101368
- Primary art unit
- 1645
- Work group
- 1640
- Technology center
- 1600
- Applications
- 16
- Granted applications
- 0
- Examiner phone
- (571) 272-7899
- Supervisor
- Daniel E. Kolker
- Supervisor phone
- (571) 272-3181
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| Group | Examiners | Average grant ratio | Average office actions / grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Unit | 25 | 47.8% | 2.04 |
| Group | 222 | 43.5% | 1.94 |
| Tech Center | 1,373 | 38.0% | 2.02 |
| USPTO | 16,475 | 52.7% | 1.98 |
Office actions per application
| Office actions | Applications | Share of applications |
|---|---|---|
| No OA observed | 0 | 0.0% |
| 1 OA | 16 | 100.0% |
| 2 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 3 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 4 OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
| 5+ OAs | 0 | 0.0% |
Each application is counted once. “5+” includes all higher counts.
Grant history
Yearly counts
| Year | Applications | Grants | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 0 | 0.0% |
Rejections by office-action stage
| Office-action stage | Actions observed | §101 | §102 | §103 | §112 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action 1 | 16 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 56.3% | 12.5% |
Section 101 rejections
Last 3 years: 2023-08-28–2026-08-28. All years includes every dated office action in the data.
By year
6.3%
Each bar is the percentage of office actions with a §101 rejection.
PTAB appeals
No PTAB decisions could be matched to this examiner.
Older and transferred applications may not have a reliable examiner match. Data through Aug. 27, 2026.